Sweat gland adenocarcinoma is a relatively uncommon malignancy. Clinical features are painless red or violet papules and nodules that can occasionally become ulcerated. The biological behavior is aggressive and metastatic sweat gland carcinoma spreads through the lymphatic. The treatment of choice is wide surgical excision with regional lymph node dissection. The portrayed ase was a 60-year-old...

<p class="abstract">Lupus panniculitis of scalp is an uncommon manifestation lupus erythematosus, which presents as non-scarring linear, arched, or annular alopecia along the lines Blaschko. A 7 year old child presented with localised linear on scalp. Examination revealed a single alopecic patch left parietal There were no associated systemic complaints. Skin biopsy showed atrophic lining...

17-year-old white male complained of scalp problems for the preceding 8 months. Initially he developed a painful lesion, which looked like a blood blister, on the right posterior crown. It was believed to be a wrestling injury and was treated with topical antiseptics. This patient was an expert wrestler and competed frequently. At some point his tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) was treated with ter...

Lichen planopilaris is a form of lymphocyte-mediated primary cicatricial alopecia characterized by perifollicular scaling progressing to patches of alopecia depending on the clinical variant. The course is relentlessly progressive and chronic. Hence, early diagnosis and institution of therapy are imperative to halt the disease progress. Although definitive diagnosis is made by scalp biopsy, the...

We report a 34 years old gentleman who was referred to us with multiple brown spots on the palms, soles and scalp. He had those three months prior to being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His past history includes both Evan's syndrome and membranoproilferative glomerulonephritis treated by mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). On examination he had multiple brownish macules over the palms, soles ...

Yaumatei Dermatology Clinic, 12/F, Yaumatei Specialist Clinic Extension, 143 Battery Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong A 74 years old Chinese female presented with 9 months history of scalp nodules which gradually increase in number and size with ulceration. Another 73 years old Chinese male presented with 7 months history of scalp nodules which also increase in size with ulceration and bleeding spont...

We report an 18-months old boy with trisomy 21 who initially presented with myelodysplastic syndrome MDS, and later transformed into acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia AML. At presentation he was found to have some unusual findings namely multiple soft tissue masses over scalp, left elbow and over the knee joints as well as hard mass felt in left hip. Biopsy of soft tissue of scalp revealed granu...

Dissecting cellulitis is an inflammatory disease of the skin. We report a case of recurrent dissecting cellulitis in a patient with Crohn's disease. A 31-year-old man with a history of purulent scalp lesions presented with night sweats, weight loss, abdominal pain, and hematochezia. Colonoscopy revealed a diffuse friable mucosa with extensive pseudopolyps. Scalp biopsy demonstrated epidermoid i...

Alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp (AANS) is a rare entity, etiology of which is already unknown. It consists of a few dome-shaped, skin-colored nodules associated with nonscarring alopecia. They are usually located in the upper part of the occiput and surrounded by normal scalp. Most of the times, a biopsy is performed to make an accurate diagnosis. AANS have a good prognosis and even c...

A 29-year-old woman presented with multiple painful swelling with discharging sinuses over the scalp. Histopathological examination of the biopsy tissue was suggestive of actinomycotic mycetoma. Streptomyces spp. was isolated from blood culture. The patient was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and crystalline penicillin. This case is reported because of the rare occurrenc...